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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 1665 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Karel Sup (ranked 200 p4p, 289 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Scott Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Sup takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sup to the ground. Thompson is now in Sup's guard.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Sup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thompson trying to control but Sup is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sup holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson trying to control but Sup is working from the bottom.
Sup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sup seems keen to control Thompson's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Sup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thompson feints and as Sup raises his hands in defense, Thompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sup seems keen to control Thompson's posture.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sup wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sup wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sup is on top in guard.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sup wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to improve his position but instead Sup has moved into half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Sup is keeping busy.
Sup thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Thompson gets full guard.
Thompson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sup puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sup throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson is trying to control but can't.
Sup trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Thompson trying to control but Sup postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson slips under a jab from Sup.
Sup moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Sup has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thompson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sup defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Sup jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sup throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sup.
Sup takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sup scores with a nice head shot.
Sup lands with a shot to the body.
Sup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sup jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson misses with a hook. Sup ducked under it nicely.
Sup keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sup is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Sup misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Sup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Sup misses with a looping right.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sup.
It seemed like Sup was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sup lands with a shot to the body.
Karel Sup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sup is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Sup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sup controlling the position.
Sup keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson pushing down on Sup's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thompson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sup knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sup's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sup is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Thompson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sup is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson working Sup over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Sup regains half guard.
Sup is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Sup keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but Sup defending well.
Sup is in trouble now - Thompson has advanced to mount!
Sup keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sup regains half guard.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Sup is working away.
Scott Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Thompson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sup lands an overhand right.
Sup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sup's guard.
Sup working a defensive guard here.
Sup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sup is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Sup is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sup winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is not content to let Sup control the position.
Sup throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sup's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sup's back!
Thompson controlling the position well here. Sup rolled but Thompson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Thompson is trying to stick to Sup's back but Sup is turning into Thompson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thompson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sup.
Sup trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson is adopting a defensive guard.
Sup trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Sup must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has Sup pulled in close to control his posture.
Sup with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sup won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Sup content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup chips away with some ground and pound.
Sup trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Sup connects with a couple of short punches.
Sup is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sup loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Sup looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sup sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson slips under a jab from Sup.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sup.
Sup lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
Sup with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson scores with a hook.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sup.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sup! But no joy.
Sup misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Sup misses its intended target.
Sup is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Sup might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thompson throws a hook but Sup blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sup! But no joy.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karel Sup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sup throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Sup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scott Thompson!
Our winner, Scott Thompson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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